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1537170

registered interest
date	28/10/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Wind Power: Seas and Oceans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much his Department has invested in offshore wind in the Liverpool City Region.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	73831
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2022 answer text <p>The Department does not hold this data.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 03/11/2022 17:14:13 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1537172

registered interest
date	28/10/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Wind Power: Seas and Oceans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many jobs have been created in the Liverpool City Region through Government investment in offshore wind.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	73832
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2022 answer text <p>The Department does not record this data. The Office for National Statistics publishes annually the number of jobs in offshore wind, with the last data relating to 2020<sup>[1]</sup>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><sup>[1]</sup> <em><a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ons.gov.uk%2Feconomy%2Fenvironmentalaccounts%2Fdatasets%2Flowcarbonandrenewableenergyeconomyfirstestimatesdataset&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40BEIS.gov.uk%7Cb89b6d808021478864c108dabdbbcfc9%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638030911576036040%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=gD3sv4oN2Md1NM%2BDIfOuxoVUis%2B6Tu5OkoDCX6UYuG4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/environmentalaccounts/datasets/lowcarbonandrenewableenergyeconomyfirstestimatesdataset</a></em></p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 03/11/2022 17:23:20 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1536762

registered interest
date	27/10/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Wind Power: Seas and Oceans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the policy paper entitled The Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution, published on 18 November 2020, how many jobs have been created in offshore wind since the publication of the plan.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	72983
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2022 answer text <p>The Office for National Statistics publish statistics on employment in the offshore wind sector. Their data, published in February 2022, shows 10,100 people are estimated to have been directly employed, and 14,200 indirectly employed, in the offshore wind sector in 2020, the latest year for which data is available:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/environmentalaccounts/bulletins/finalestimates/2020" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/environmentalaccounts/bulletins/finalestimates/2020</a>.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 02/11/2022 17:11:18 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1484274

registered interest
date	28/06/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Wind Power: Seas and Oceans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to (a) increase the volume of energy generated by offshore wind and (b) support the development of offshore wind technology in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Stockton South
tabling member printed	Matt Vickers
uin	26909
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2022 answer text <p>Electricity generated from offshore wind has increased from just under 1% of total electricity generated in 2010 to over 11% in 2021.</p><p> </p><p>In April 2022, the Government released the British Energy Security Strategy, where it set out a new ambition for offshore wind: from 40 GW by 2030, including 1GW of floating wind, to an ambition of 50GW, with up to 5GW from floating wind.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is providing £160 million to support new, large scale floating wind ports and manufacturing; and £31 million for development of innovative floating wind technologies.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 06/07/2022 14:18:50 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4844 label Biography information for Matt Vickers

1484312

registered interest
date	28/06/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Wind Power: Seas and Oceans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has plans to support the expansion of the offshore wind industry to the north Wales coast.
tabling member constituency	Ynys Môn
tabling member printed	Virginia Crosbie
uin	26921
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2022 answer text <p>The Government remains firmly committed to the renewables industry across the UK, including in Wales. Future Contracts for Difference auctions will provide further opportunities for developers of low-carbon electricity projects in Wales to secure contracts and expand the amount of offshore wind capacity supported by the scheme in Wales.</p><p>One of the successful projects in the Crown Estate’s Round 4 seabed leasing is located off the North-East of Anglesey.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 04/07/2022 15:18:26 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4859 label Biography information for Virginia Crosbie

1484320

registered interest
date	28/06/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Wind Power: Seas and Oceans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has had recent discussions with the Welsh Government on the development of floating offshore wind projects.
tabling member constituency	Ynys Môn
tabling member printed	Virginia Crosbie
uin	26923
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2022 answer text <p>BEIS officials engage in regular discussions with Devolved Administrations, including the Welsh Government, on matters of mutual interest. The Celtic Sea constitutes a major development opportunity for the offshore wind sector and is set to create significant opportunities for development in Wales.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 04/07/2022 15:19:08 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4859 label Biography information for Virginia Crosbie

1484541

registered interest
date	28/06/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Wind Power: Seas and Oceans
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to cut approval times for new offshore wind farms from four years to one year.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL1330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2022 answer text <p>In the British Energy Security Strategy the Government outlined how it will cut approval times. The Government will strengthen the National Policy Statements, establish a fast-track consenting process for priority cases, implement a new Offshore Wind Environmental Improvement Package, review the Habitats Regulations Assessment process and work with the Offshore Wind Acceleration Task Force on further cutting the timeline.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 12/07/2022 11:18:31 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1472035

registered interest
date	21/06/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Wind Power: Seas and Oceans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an estimate of the cost of curtailment to consumers in the event that the 2030 50GW target for offshore wind is met.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	22331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2022 answer text <p>Delivering on the Government's ambition for 50GW of offshore wind by 2030 is key to achieving net zero. Network capacity must be increased in line with this additional cheap, green generation to avoid increased costs of curtailment. This will require more infrastructure, both onshore and offshore, than today.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 27/06/2022 14:30:32 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

1470478

registered interest
date	14/06/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Wind Power: Seas and Oceans
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) people to enter the offshore wind industry.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL970
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2022 answer text <p>Through the Offshore Wind Sector Deal, the Government secured a commitment from developers and supply chain companies to work together to increase the number of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people working in offshore wind to 9% by 2030, aiming for a higher 12% if feasible. This is starting from a 2020 baseline of 5%. This work is being taken forward by the Offshore Wind Industry Council.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 28/06/2022 13:43:27 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1470479

registered interest
date	14/06/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Wind Power: Seas and Oceans
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to meet their target of women making up at least one third of the offshore wind workforce by 2030.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL971
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2022 answer text <p>Through the Offshore Wind Sector Deal, the Government secured a commitment from developers and supply chain companies to work together to increase the number of women working in offshore wind to 33% by 2030, aiming for a higher 40% if feasible. This is starting from a 2018 baseline of 16%. This work is being taken forward by the Offshore Wind Industry Council.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 28/06/2022 13:43:51 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick